Soldiers are NOT heroes. They are working stiffs just like the rest of us. They are doing NOTHING to "protect our freedom" here at home. They agreed to the conditions of employment to which they volunteered and are being compensated for. Nothing more. STOP all of this BULLSHIT HERO WORSHIP about soldiers.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25009119

agree, they are just paid pawns..and 9 out 10 join, because they have no idea how to direct their own life outside of high school...

heroes, for what, for who, for freedom,, WE ALREADY HAD FREEDOM...

If some country invades OUR LAND...Then those who fight for our land, soldiers, country boys defending the farm, fathers and husband defending their home..Then you can label those people heroes...includes all people, not just military...

they join, because they do not know what else to do with themselves...admit it soldiers...its a garuantee life outside of life, with a gun and small paycheck with benefits. nothing more nothing less...

I am married to one of these working stiffs and he is in agreement that it is a job. When we went out to eat before taking him back to the airport a year or so ago, we had dinner bought for us, lots of handshakes, hat tipping, etc. His response to them was "Thank you" but to me he said "do they even know what they're so appreciative of?"

I am married to one of these working stiffs and he is in agreement that it is a job. When we went out to eat before taking him back to the airport a year or so ago, we had dinner bought for us, lots of handshakes, hat tipping, etc. His response to them was "Thank you" but to me he said "do they even know what they're so appreciative of?"

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23683415

I am not attacking you, but the military is not a job, but a form of slavery. That is the lie that young people are being fed to convince them to give up their freedom. I know because I was in the service for six years. Soldiers have one purpose, war and killing, not to produce a product.

Until this lie is exposed the killing will never end...

These young poor uneducated kids are being made fodder for the government elite. That's the real truth.

Soldiers are NOT heroes. They are working stiffs just like the rest of us. They are doing NOTHING to "protect our freedom" here at home. They agreed to the conditions of employment to which they volunteered and are being compensated for. Nothing more. STOP all of this BULLSHIT HERO WORSHIP about soldiers.

SOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROESSOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROESSOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROESSOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROESSOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROESSOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROESSOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROESSOLDIERS ARE NOT HEROES

They are no more a HERO than the people flipping burgers for a living.

Nobody is saying being a soldier isn't COURAGEOUS. Working at a job consistently and honestly and working your way up IS ALSO COURAGEOUS.

Being a soldier is just having another job. That's it. Nothing more needs to be said.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25009119

pretty fucking arrogant to speak for ALL soldiers.

my dad was a soldier, both of my grandfathers were soldiers, my uncle was a soldier, and my son is soon to be a soldier.

they are the real deal.

Quoting: Salt

By the way, your Grandpa probably served in World War 2? Now THAT is being a HERO. Absolutely, positively. Why? Because this country was under threat. His boot wasn't pounding sand in the middle east somewhere. His service actually MEANT SOMETHING MORE than just having a job.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25009119

why is that a hero? who financed hitler? u think they didnt know whats gona happen? he was finaced from wall street while prescot bush was the director of it...so the bankers make money and poor young folks get to go fight it for them...and then he is a hero? you are all brainwashed and they made sure to cover all of their avenues so u can stay brainwashed,so u send u children to war ,and then be proud of tme ...ffs

How many of us go to work art a job where we know we could be called upon to give our lives to save others?

That is heroic.

How many of us go to work knowing that we may have to take the lives of men who would mutilate and kill us in some of the worst ways imaginable if they were given the chance?

That is heroic.

The anonymous coward that started this thread doesn't have the balls to face reality.

Those that serve in our Military face death in ways he cannot even fathom daily, willingly cheerfully and heroically.

Quoting: Masiro

No one forced them to do it, they made that choice themselves.Like someone said, having overwhelming technology at your disposal to kill maime wound and injure people in a country who has been invaded by a superior power doesn't make people heros, I think it makes them cowards of the highest order.

Soldiers are NOT heroes. They are working stiffs just like the rest of us. They are doing NOTHING to "protect our freedom" here at home. They agreed to the conditions of employment to which they volunteered and are being compensated for. Nothing more. STOP all of this BULLSHIT HERO WORSHIP about soldiers.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25009119

You are correct.

Respect is paid because of appropriate dominance only.

Respect of their training; respect for their behavior as gentlemen.

Nothing after that.

But realistically; a 4 year degree is worthless where 4 years in the military means you can still get a good job.

Its the way the system works; so i wouldn't encourage anyone to join the military but we really cant condemn them either.

Soldiers are NOT heroes. They are working stiffs just like the rest of us. They are doing NOTHING to "protect our freedom" here at home. They agreed to the conditions of employment to which they volunteered and are being compensated for. Nothing more. STOP all of this BULLSHIT HERO WORSHIP about soldiers.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25009119

Fuck you asshole!!!! I hope some of your family gets killed in a car wreck on Thanksgiving.